Difference between revisions of "Wistiow"

Little of Wistiow's personality is known, but things may be ascertained. He wasis not an ostentatious lighteyes, keeping only a single elderly horse{{book ref|sa1|25}} and paying little attention to the grounds of his manor.{{book ref|sa1|37}} In fact, Wistiow hadhas contempt for lighteyes that spent their time hunting. He and Lirin used to joke that such lighteyes wouldwill kill beasts only if there wereare no men around to kill.{{book ref|sa1|41}}

Wistiow wasis an easygoing and passive citylord,; he primarily letlets his people do as they wishedwish, although they are mostly ambivalent towards Wistiow himself, not striving to overly please him.{{book ref|sa1|31}} Wistiow himself may have beenbe somewhat stuffy,{{book ref|sa1|10}} but he also wasis likely a generous man who caredcares for his people, as Lirin firmly believedbelieves that Wistiow would have paid for Kaladin's training as a surgeon had he had the chance before his death.{{book ref|sa1|37}} He also calls for Lirin to come set the broken arm of one of his young [[parshman]], although later the [[singer]] in question, [[Abiajan]], questions whether the event only took place because Wistiow had paid a good price for her.{{book ref|sa4|1}}

Little is known about Wistiow's early life or marriage, but at some point in his life he became citylord of Hearthstone and fathered a daughter, [[Laral Wistiow]].{{book ref|sa1|16}} During his tenure as citylord, Wistiow tended to allow his people to live their lives as they wished.{{book ref|sa1|31}} Wistiow kept a small staff, including a footman, a butler,{{book ref|sa1|23}} a nurse for his daughter,{{book ref|sa1|25}} and several clerks.{{book ref|sa1|37}} and [[parshmen]].{{book ref|sa4|1}} Wistiow also employed a man named [[Miliv]] who worked for Wistiow as his head steward,{{book ref|sa1|25}} as well as a cook named [[Barm]].{{book ref|sa1|37}} Throughout his life, Wistiow was always a frail man.{{book ref|sa1|16}}

Wistiow's death lead to a period of severe hardship in Hearthstone, as he was the last male of his line.{{book ref|sa1|16}} This meant that he was replaced after several months{{book ref|sa1|20}} by Citylord [[Roshone]],{{book ref|sa1|25}} who had been exiled to Hearthstone for his actions in the capital.{{book ref|sa2|62}} The odd circumstances surrounding Wistiow's death lead rumors to circulate among the townspeople, perhaps spread by [[Miliv]] that Lirin had written the document and tricked a confused Wistiow into signing it.{{book ref|sa1|25}} This suspicion was only exacerbated by Roshone upon his arrival,{{book ref|sa1|31}} who wished to add them to the meager lands and property he had received from the Wistiow estate.{{book ref|sa1|37}} The planned engagement of Kaladin and Laral also fell through under Roshone, as Laral had not yet reached her day of majority and Roshone was unwilling to let her dowry go.{{book ref|sa1|37}} Instead he engaged her to his own son [[Rillir]] to tie their family to a respectable house. Following Rillir's death, Laral would bewas engaged to Roshone himself instead.{{book ref|sa1|44}} Lirin found himself unable to leave Hearthstone despite the difficulties his family faced, because he still felt like no one would care for the citizens of Hearthstone once Wistiow had passed away.{{book ref|sa1|37}}

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